The recent form makes for tough reading too. Reading the last six runs from most recent backwards — 6th, 3rd, 11th, 11th, 10th, 15th — there is a shape to it that will concern anyone hoping for improvement. That third place is the one bright spot, but it sits sandwiched between a string of mid-field and back-of-the-pack finishes. A horse finishing 10th, 11th, or 15th is not just losing — it is being left behind by the field, which suggests it is either struggling with the level of competition it faces or simply not firing at its best.
Lecales Diamond has been off the track for 85 days, which counts as a short break rather than a lengthy absence. Whether that time away has done it any good remains to be seen, but there is at least some logic in stepping back and regrouping when results have been this hard to come by.
On the positive side, Lecales Diamond is trained by Gavin Cromwell, whose yard at Navan in County Meath is having a productive season — 94 winners sent out this term is a serious number, and it tells you this is a trainer who knows how to get horses to perform. The frustrating thing for everyone involved is that Lecales Diamond has not yet found a way to add to that tally. Sometimes a capable yard is simply waiting for the right conditions, the right race, or the right day for a horse to click. Whether Lecales Diamond is capable of providing that moment is the question that six races have so far left unanswered.
| Course | Races | Results | Last visited | Win rate |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Navan Galloping |
1 | 1 other | 16 Nov | 0% |
| Listowel Sharp |
1 | 1 other | 24 Sep | 0% |
| Naas Galloping |
1 | 1 other | 3 Apr | 0% |
| Punchestown Galloping |
1 | 1 other | 2 May | 0% |
| Cork Galloping |
1 | 1 other | 3 Jan | 0% |
| Tramore Sharp |
1 | 1 third | 25 Nov | 0% |